
Overview
Background
Ratilal Lalloo is an Associate Professor, Teaching and Research, in the School of Dentistry, University of Queensland (2016 - ); and was the Teaching & Learning Director (2020 - 2024) and Higher Degree Research Director (2016 - 2019). He was an Adjunct Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH), University of Adelaide. He held an academic title of Professor in the School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University from 2014-2019. He is a dental public specialist, with an undergraduate degree in dentistry (1986), honours degree in Epidemiology (1992), Masters degree in Community Dentistry (1994) and PhD in Dental Public Health from the University College London (2002). After almost 20 years as a dental academic in South Africa he took up the position of Colgate Chair & Professor: Rural, Remote and Indigenous Oral Health, in the School of Dentistry & Oral Health, Griffith University, for 5-years from January 2009. He was then a Senior Research Fellow at ARCPOH for a year (2014-2015). He was an Associate Professor, on a short contract position, in the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney (2015). He has been involved in the training of under- and post-graduate dental students, dental public health related research and various management roles. He has published widely and his main research interests vary across many dental public health issues including evidence-based dentistry, oral health-related quality of life and health inequalities.
Availability
- Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of the Western Cape
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Cape Town
- Masters (Coursework), University of the Western Cape
- Doctor of Philosophy, University College London
Research interests
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Dental Public Health
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Oral Epidemiology
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Evidence-based Dentistry
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Oral Health Related Quality of Life
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Oral Health Inequalities
Research impacts
Ratilal has been conducting dental public health research for more than 20 years, mainly in South Africa and more recently in Australia. Prior to 2009 his research was essentially located in South Africa, and parts of east and southern Africa (Uganda, Tanzania and Uganda). He was a team member of a group convened by WHO Africa Region oral health directorate to critically review oral health policy across sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of proposing a revised policy. His research during this time extended across many areas of dental public health, including oral health promotion and prevention at the population level, oral health systems and services, oral health policy and dental education.
Since his arrival in January 2009 in Australia he has developed a research profile locally. He has published a number of papers based on student clinical placement experiences in rural remote Indigenous Australia, in mental health, in oral cancer with colleagues in Sri Lanka; and more recently on issues related to public dental services in Queensland and antibiotic prescriptions patterns in South Africa. His research on student clinical placements informs policies across all dental schools in Australia. His work in the mental health area should lead to changes in health policy in improving the oral health of mentally ill people in our community and ultimately to better oral health and improved quality of life for our mentally ill people. From his work with Australian and Sri Lankan colleagues oral cancer screening is now an integral component of the National Cancer Control Program in Sir Lanka. A national social marketing campaign has been implemented to reduce oral cancer incidence and utilisation of substances linked to oral cancer. His analysis of the dental public service wait list in Queensland has enjoyed significant media interest. The recent work on antibiotic prescribing, mainly related to dentistry, with colleagues in South Africa, is important in the global debate on antibiotic resistance. This work will inform guidelines on appropriate antibiotic prescription for various dental conditions and procedures. More recently, and since commencing at The University of Queensland in 2016, he has been involved in research in partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia and Alzheimer’s Australia. Both areas are of significance importance in oral health. This work has the potential to inform oral health policy and practices for people suffering these debilitating conditions. While at an early stage he is involved in developing research networks and collaboration with the Oral Health Alliance (this a joint venture between the School of Dentistry at UQ and Oral Health Directorate of the Metro North Health and Hospital Service [HHS]); and with the West Moreton (Ipswich area) Oral Health Directorate and more recently with the Office of the Chief Dental Officer in Queensland. These collaborations offer opportunities for health services and translational research that directly impact communities requiring these services. He is a leading member of a new (for now informal) forum of oral health academics and researchers to build collaborations with all stakeholders in the oral health arena, including State and Local goverments, the private and public dental services sectors, professional associations and industry.
He is a member of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study and specifically the global oral health expert group. This study, funded by the Gate Foundation, is a massive undertaking to annually monitor the health of the global population. He has published extensively on the Global Burden of Disease study; with significant translation to global, regional and country-specific health policy and practice.
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Under-5 Mortality Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Lalloo, Ratilal, Anderlini, Deanna, McGrath, John, Uddin, Riaz and Moni, Mohammad Ali (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398 (10303), 870-905. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01207-1
2021
Conference Publication
The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model
Stormon, Nicole , Ford, Pauline and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). The importance of context in improving child oral health: a conceptual model. ADOHTA Conference, Perth, Australia, 2-3 September 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Wu, Ai-Min, Bisignano, Catherine, James, Spencer L, Abady, Gdiom Gebreheat, Abedi, Aidin, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Alipour, Vahid, Arabloo, Jalal, Asaad, Malke, Asmare, Wondwossen Niguse, Awedew, Atalel Fentahun, Banach, Maciej, Banerjee, Srikanta K, Bijani, Ali, Birhanu, Tesega Tesega Mengistu, Bolla, Srinivasa Rao, Cámera, Luis Alberto, Chang, Jung-Chen, Cho, Daniel Youngwhan, Chung, Michael T, Couto, Rosa A S, Dai, Xiaochen, Dandona, Lalit, Dandona, Rakhi, Farzadfar, Farshad, Filip, Irina, Fischer, Florian, Fomenkov, Artem Alekseevich ... Vos, Theo (2021). Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2 (9), e580-e592. doi: 10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00172-0
2021
Journal Article
Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies
Kivimaki, Mika, Walker, Keenan A., Pentti, Jaana, Nyberg, Solja, Mars, Nina, Vahtera, Jussi, Suominen, Sakari B., Lallukka, Tea, Rahkonen, Ossi, Pietilainen, Olli, Koskinen, Aki, Vaananen, Ari, Kalsi, Jatinderpal K., Goldberg, Marcel, Zins, Marie, Alfredsson, Lars, Westerholm, Peter J. M., Knutsson, Anders, Theorell, Tores, Ervasti, Jenni, Oksanen, Tuula, Sipila, Pyry N., Tabak, Adam G., Ferrie, Jane E., Williams, Stephen A., Livingston, Gill, Gottesman, Rebecca F., Singh-Manoux, Archana, Zetterberg, Henrik and Lindbohm, Joni (2021). Cognitive stimulation in the workplace, plasma proteins, and risk of dementia: three analyses of population cohort studies. Bmj-British Medical Journal, 374 374:n1804, n1804. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1804
2021
Journal Article
An exploratory study of perfectionism, professional factors and psychological well-being of dentistry academics
Teixeira, H., Lalloo, R., Evans, J. L., Fuss, J., Pachana, N. A., Nović, A. and Burton, N. W. (2021). An exploratory study of perfectionism, professional factors and psychological well-being of dentistry academics. Australian Dental Journal, 66 (2), 175-181. doi: 10.1111/adj.12816
2021
Journal Article
Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents
Stormon, Nicole, Clifford, Susan, Lange, Katherine, Mangoyana, Clare, Ford, Pauline, Wake, Melissa and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). Oral health: epidemiology and concordance in Australian children and parents. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 50 (4) cdoe.12662, 260-269. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12662
2021
Other Outputs
Predicting Dental Caries Increment Using Salivary Biomarkers in a Remote Indigenous Australian Child Population
Fernando, Surani, Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar, Kroon, Jeroen, Lalloo, Ratilal and Johnson, Newell W (2021). Predicting Dental Caries Increment Using Salivary Biomarkers in a Remote Indigenous Australian Child Population. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-379818/v1
2021
Journal Article
Biocultural drivers of salivary microbiota in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Handsley-Davis, Matilda, Skelly, Emily, Johnson, Newell W., Kappelas, Kostas, Lalloo, Ratilal, Kroon, Jeroen and Weyrich, Laura S. (2021). Biocultural drivers of salivary microbiota in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Frontiers in Oral Health, 2 641328, 641328. doi: 10.3389/froh.2021.641328
2021
Journal Article
Avoidable emergency department presentations for dental comorbidities of psychiatric disorders: A population-based record-linkage analysis
Kisely, Steve, Ogilvie, James and Lalloo, Ratilal (2021). Avoidable emergency department presentations for dental comorbidities of psychiatric disorders: A population-based record-linkage analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 143, 143. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110387
2021
Journal Article
Planning the oral health workforce: time for innovation
Birch, Stephen, Ahern, Susan, Brocklehurst, Paul, Chikte, Usuf, Gallagher, Jennifer, Listl, Stefan, Lalloo, Ratilal, O'Malley, Lucy, Rigby, Janet, Tickle, Martin, Tomblin Murphy, Gail and Woods, Noel (2021). Planning the oral health workforce: time for innovation. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 49 (1), 17-22. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12604
2021
Journal Article
Carious lesions in permanent dentitions are reduced in remote Indigenous Australian children taking part in a non-randomised preventive trial
Lalloo, Ratilal, Tadakamadla, Santosh K., Kroon, Jeroen, Jamieson, Lisa M., Ware, Robert S. and Johnson, Newell W. (2021). Carious lesions in permanent dentitions are reduced in remote Indigenous Australian children taking part in a non-randomised preventive trial. PLoS One, 16 (1) e0244927, e0244927. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244927
2020
Journal Article
Workforce Planning Models for Oral Health Care: A Scoping Review
O’Malley, L., Macey, R., Allen, T., Brocklehurst, P., Thomson, F., Rigby, J., Lalloo, R., Tomblin Murphy, G., Birch, S. and Tickle, M. (2020). Workforce Planning Models for Oral Health Care: A Scoping Review. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 7 (1) 238008442097958, 238008442097958-24. doi: 10.1177/2380084420979585
2020
Journal Article
Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Wang, Haidong, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Advani, Shailesh M, Afshin, Ashkan, Aghaali, Mohammad, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1160-1203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30977-6
2020
Journal Article
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Murray, Christopher J L, Aravkin, Aleksandr Y, Zheng, Peng, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Adabi, Maryam, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M, Agarwal, Gina, Aghamir, Seyed Mohammad Kazem, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1223-1249. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2
2020
Journal Article
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abedi, Aidin, Abedi, Parisa, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abosetugn, Akine Eshete, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M., Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adamu, Abdu A. ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159.
2020
Journal Article
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Vos, Theo, Lim, Stephen S, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abdollahpour, Ibrahim, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abrams, Elissa M, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Raddad, Laith Jamal, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Adham, Davoud, Afshari, Mahdi ... Murray, Christopher J L (2020). Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1204-1222. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30925-9
2020
Journal Article
Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Murray, Christopher J L, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbas, Kaja M, Abbasi, Mohammad, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdollahi, Mohammad, Abedi, Parisa, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Aboyans, Victor, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abrigo, Michael R M, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu Haimed, Abdulaziz Khalid, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I, Acebedo, Alyssa, Ackerman, Ilana N, Adabi, Maryam, Adamu, Abdu A, Adebayo, Oladimeji M, Adelson, Jaimie D, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O, Afarideh, Mohsen, Afshin, Ashkan, Agarwal, Gina, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan ... Lim, Stephen S (2020). Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 396 (10258), 1135-1159. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31404-5
2020
Journal Article
Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Wang, Haidong, Abbas, Kaja M., Abbasifard, Mitra, Abbasi-Kangevari, Mohsen, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adabi, Maryam, Adair, Tim, Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adedeji, Isaac Akinkunmi, Adekanmbi, Victor, Adeoye, Abiodun Moshood, Adetokunboh, Olatunji O., Advani, Shailesh M., Afshin, Ashkan, Aghaali, Mohammad, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmadieh, Hamid, Ahmed, Muktar Beshir, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alam, Tahiya, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2020). Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1160-1203.
2020
Journal Article
Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
GBD 2019 Universal Health Coverage Collaborators, Lalloo, Ratilal, Hasan, Md. Mehedi and Anderlini, Deanna (2020). Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet, 396 (10258), 1250-1284. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30750-9
2020
Journal Article
Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18
Peres, Marco A. and Lalloo, Ratilal (2020). Tooth loss, denture wearing and implants: Findings from the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18. Australian Dental Journal, 65 (S1), S23-S31. doi: 10.1111/adj.12761
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Does early access to public oral health services from 6 months of age prevent caries experience in children?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicole Stormon
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of Water Fluoridation as A Marker for Social Inequalities, possible Perceived Safety, Benefit and risks With Relation to Parental Support in Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Diep Ha, Professor Loc Do
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Doctor Philosophy
Population oral health interventions and water fluoridation for the prevention of dental caries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Federica Barzi, Professor Loc Do
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Predictors of oral health in Australian children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Pauline Ford
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Contextual and compositional factors associated with clinical and subjective oral health in Australian children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Loc Do
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